Population genetic studies on Jews. I. The alpha 2HS serum glycoprotein, a polymorphism strongly correlated with latitude.

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Population genetic studies on Jews. I. The alpha 2HS serum glycoprotein, a polymorphism strongly correlated with latitude.

Gene geography : a computerized bulletin on human gene frequencies - 1 Aug 1990

Domenici R, Spinetti I, Bargagna M, Morpurgo G P, Levi M, Bar-Shanny S, Modiano G

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A sample of Jews subdivided according to the birth-place of their parents or grand-parents have been examined for a large number of genetic markers in the course of a long-term project on the genetics of Jews. We report here the findings concerning 794 Jews studied for the AHSG polymorphism. All...

Topics

Africa
Asia
Blood Proteins
Europe
Gene Frequency
Humans
Jews
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic
White People
alpha-2-HS-Glycoprotein

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